CBS News Live CBS News 24/7 Live Washington — President Trump celebrated the election of the first U.S.-born pope, calling it a “Great Honor” that Robert Francis Prevost, who chose Leo XIV as his papal name, was selected Thursday as the first pontiff to hail from the U.S. “Congratulations to Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, who
CBS News Live CBS News Live 2 Live Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is unveiling his plan for a new air traffic control system Thursday. The announcement comes as the international airport in Newark, New Jersey, continues to deal with disruptions following an outage last week. Air traffic controllers directing flights into Newark Liberty International Airport
Pro-Hamas Pulitzer winner dismissed hostages’ accounts of captivity and torture Emily Damari (Israel in New York Facebook) Former Hamas hostage Emily Damari on Thursday condemned the Pulitzer board for awarding a prize to a Palestinian poet who publicly questioned her captivity and defended Hamas’s Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attack on Israel. “Imagine my shock and
Duffy announcing air traffic control overhaul U.S. transportation secretary to announce air traffic control overhaul 03:00 Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is expected to unveil his plan for a new air traffic control system Thursday. The announcement comes as the international airport in Newark, New Jersey, continues to deal with disruptions following an outage last week.
Both initial and continuing jobless claims declined for the week ending May 3. The U.S. labor market is not signaling any signs of wider layoffs as the number of Americans filing for new applications for unemployment benefits declined last week, government data show. According to new figures from the Department of Labor, released on May
One key Senate Republican said he wouldn’t support Martin’s nomination. President Donald Trump said on May 8 that he was pulling Ed Martin’s nomination to lead the U.S. attorney’s office for the District of Columbia after a key Senate Republican announced he wouldn’t support the nominee. Martin, a conservative attorney and longtime activist, has been
The move came shortly after Trump withdrew Ed Martin’s nomination for U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia President Donald Trump said on May 8 that he was pulling Ed Martin’s nomination to lead the U.S. attorney’s office for the District of Columbia after a key Senate Republican announced he wouldn’t support the nominee. Martin,